bolt

nouns

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
bolt, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
bolt
is a part of
a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
"he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"
rifle
is a type of (narrower)
a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
"there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
bar
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
bolt, deadbolt
the act of moving with great haste
"he made a dash for the door"
bolt, dash
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
bolt
is a type of (narrower)
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
roll
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
bolt
is a part of
a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt
nut and bolt
is a type of (narrower)
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
screw
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
bolt
domain category
the study of government of states and other political units
government, political science, politics
is a type of (narrower)
the act of giving something up
abandonment, desertion, forsaking

verbs

move or jump suddenly
"She bolted from her seat"
bolt
is a type of (narrower)
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
"He moved his hand slightly to the right"
move
secure or lock with a bolt
"bolt the door"
bolt
antonym
unbolt
is a type of (narrower)
fasten with a lock
"lock the bike to the fence"
lock
swallow hastily
bolt
is a type of (narrower)
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
get down, swallow
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
"The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off, run out
eat hastily without proper chewing
"Don't bolt your food!"
bolt, gobble
make or roll into bolts
"bolt fabric"
bolt
is a type of (narrower)
form into a cylinder by rolling
"Roll up the cloth"
furl, roll up

adverbs

in a rigid manner
"the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"
bolt, rigidly, stiffly
directly
"he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
bang, bolt, slap, slapdash, smack